ExprClassification.cpp revision 2111c855343a0530e236bf0862358ec8d67b28f3
1//===--- ExprClassification.cpp - Expression AST Node Implementation ------===//
2//
3//                     The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure
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9//
10// This file implements Expr::classify.
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13
14#include "clang/AST/Expr.h"
15#include "clang/AST/ExprCXX.h"
16#include "clang/AST/ExprObjC.h"
17#include "clang/AST/ASTContext.h"
18#include "clang/AST/DeclObjC.h"
19#include "clang/AST/DeclCXX.h"
20#include "clang/AST/DeclTemplate.h"
21using namespace clang;
22
23typedef Expr::Classification Cl;
24
25static Cl::Kinds ClassifyInternal(ASTContext &Ctx, const Expr *E);
26static Cl::Kinds ClassifyDecl(ASTContext &Ctx, const Decl *D);
27static Cl::Kinds ClassifyUnnamed(ASTContext &Ctx, QualType T);
28static Cl::Kinds ClassifyMemberExpr(ASTContext &Ctx, const MemberExpr *E);
29static Cl::Kinds ClassifyBinaryOp(ASTContext &Ctx, const BinaryOperator *E);
30static Cl::Kinds ClassifyConditional(ASTContext &Ctx,
31                                    const ConditionalOperator *E);
32static Cl::ModifiableType IsModifiable(ASTContext &Ctx, const Expr *E,
33                                       Cl::Kinds Kind, SourceLocation &Loc);
34
35Cl Expr::ClassifyImpl(ASTContext &Ctx, SourceLocation *Loc) const {
36  assert(!TR->isReferenceType() && "Expressions can't have reference type.");
37
38  Cl::Kinds kind = ClassifyInternal(Ctx, this);
39  // C99 6.3.2.1: An lvalue is an expression with an object type or an
40  //   incomplete type other than void.
41  if (!Ctx.getLangOptions().CPlusPlus) {
42    // Thus, no functions.
43    if (TR->isFunctionType() || TR == Ctx.OverloadTy)
44      kind = Cl::CL_Function;
45    // No void either, but qualified void is OK because it is "other than void".
46    else if (TR->isVoidType() && !Ctx.getCanonicalType(TR).hasQualifiers())
47      kind = Cl::CL_Void;
48  }
49
50  Cl::ModifiableType modifiable = Cl::CM_Untested;
51  if (Loc)
52    modifiable = IsModifiable(Ctx, this, kind, *Loc);
53  return Classification(kind, modifiable);
54}
55
56static Cl::Kinds ClassifyInternal(ASTContext &Ctx, const Expr *E) {
57  // This function takes the first stab at classifying expressions.
58  const LangOptions &Lang = Ctx.getLangOptions();
59
60  switch (E->getStmtClass()) {
61    // First come the expressions that are always lvalues, unconditionally.
62
63  case Expr::ObjCIsaExprClass:
64    // C++ [expr.prim.general]p1: A string literal is an lvalue.
65  case Expr::StringLiteralClass:
66    // @encode is equivalent to its string
67  case Expr::ObjCEncodeExprClass:
68    // __func__ and friends are too.
69  case Expr::PredefinedExprClass:
70    // Property references are lvalues
71  case Expr::ObjCPropertyRefExprClass:
72  case Expr::ObjCImplicitSetterGetterRefExprClass:
73    // C++ [expr.typeid]p1: The result of a typeid expression is an lvalue of...
74  case Expr::CXXTypeidExprClass:
75    // Unresolved lookups get classified as lvalues.
76    // FIXME: Is this wise? Should they get their own kind?
77  case Expr::UnresolvedLookupExprClass:
78  case Expr::UnresolvedMemberExprClass:
79    // ObjC instance variables are lvalues
80    // FIXME: ObjC++0x might have different rules
81  case Expr::ObjCIvarRefExprClass:
82    // C99 6.5.2.5p5 says that compound literals are lvalues.
83    // FIXME: C++ might have a different opinion.
84  case Expr::CompoundLiteralExprClass:
85    return Cl::CL_LValue;
86
87    // Next come the complicated cases.
88
89    // C++ [expr.sub]p1: The result is an lvalue of type "T".
90    // However, subscripting vector types is more like member access.
91  case Expr::ArraySubscriptExprClass:
92    if (cast<ArraySubscriptExpr>(E)->getBase()->getType()->isVectorType())
93      return ClassifyInternal(Ctx, cast<ArraySubscriptExpr>(E)->getBase());
94    return Cl::CL_LValue;
95
96    // C++ [expr.prim.general]p3: The result is an lvalue if the entity is a
97    //   function or variable and a prvalue otherwise.
98  case Expr::DeclRefExprClass:
99    return ClassifyDecl(Ctx, cast<DeclRefExpr>(E)->getDecl());
100    // We deal with names referenced from blocks the same way.
101  case Expr::BlockDeclRefExprClass:
102    return ClassifyDecl(Ctx, cast<BlockDeclRefExpr>(E)->getDecl());
103
104    // Member access is complex.
105  case Expr::MemberExprClass:
106    return ClassifyMemberExpr(Ctx, cast<MemberExpr>(E));
107
108  case Expr::UnaryOperatorClass:
109    switch (cast<UnaryOperator>(E)->getOpcode()) {
110      // C++ [expr.unary.op]p1: The unary * operator performs indirection:
111      //   [...] the result is an lvalue referring to the object or function
112      //   to which the expression points.
113    case UnaryOperator::Deref:
114      return Cl::CL_LValue;
115
116      // GNU extensions, simply look through them.
117    case UnaryOperator::Real:
118    case UnaryOperator::Imag:
119    case UnaryOperator::Extension:
120      return ClassifyInternal(Ctx, cast<UnaryOperator>(E)->getSubExpr());
121
122      // C++ [expr.pre.incr]p1: The result is the updated operand; it is an
123      //   lvalue, [...]
124      // Not so in C.
125    case UnaryOperator::PreInc:
126    case UnaryOperator::PreDec:
127      return Lang.CPlusPlus ? Cl::CL_LValue : Cl::CL_PRValue;
128
129    default:
130      return Cl::CL_PRValue;
131    }
132
133    // Implicit casts are lvalues if they're lvalue casts. Other than that, we
134    // only specifically record class temporaries.
135  case Expr::ImplicitCastExprClass:
136    if (cast<ImplicitCastExpr>(E)->isLvalueCast())
137      return Cl::CL_LValue;
138    return Lang.CPlusPlus && E->getType()->isRecordType() ?
139      Cl::CL_ClassTemporary : Cl::CL_PRValue;
140
141    // C++ [expr.prim.general]p4: The presence of parentheses does not affect
142    //   whether the expression is an lvalue.
143  case Expr::ParenExprClass:
144    return ClassifyInternal(Ctx, cast<ParenExpr>(E)->getSubExpr());
145
146  case Expr::BinaryOperatorClass:
147  case Expr::CompoundAssignOperatorClass:
148    // C doesn't have any binary expressions that are lvalues.
149    if (Lang.CPlusPlus)
150      return ClassifyBinaryOp(Ctx, cast<BinaryOperator>(E));
151    return Cl::CL_PRValue;
152
153  case Expr::CallExprClass:
154  case Expr::CXXOperatorCallExprClass:
155  case Expr::CXXMemberCallExprClass:
156    return ClassifyUnnamed(Ctx, cast<CallExpr>(E)->getCallReturnType());
157
158    // __builtin_choose_expr is equivalent to the chosen expression.
159  case Expr::ChooseExprClass:
160    return ClassifyInternal(Ctx, cast<ChooseExpr>(E)->getChosenSubExpr(Ctx));
161
162    // Extended vector element access is an lvalue unless there are duplicates
163    // in the shuffle expression.
164  case Expr::ExtVectorElementExprClass:
165    return cast<ExtVectorElementExpr>(E)->containsDuplicateElements() ?
166      Cl::CL_DuplicateVectorComponents : Cl::CL_LValue;
167
168    // Simply look at the actual default argument.
169  case Expr::CXXDefaultArgExprClass:
170    return ClassifyInternal(Ctx, cast<CXXDefaultArgExpr>(E)->getExpr());
171
172    // Same idea for temporary binding.
173  case Expr::CXXBindTemporaryExprClass:
174    return ClassifyInternal(Ctx, cast<CXXBindTemporaryExpr>(E)->getSubExpr());
175
176    // And the temporary lifetime guard.
177  case Expr::CXXExprWithTemporariesClass:
178    return ClassifyInternal(Ctx, cast<CXXExprWithTemporaries>(E)->getSubExpr());
179
180    // Casts depend completely on the target type. All casts work the same.
181  case Expr::CStyleCastExprClass:
182  case Expr::CXXFunctionalCastExprClass:
183  case Expr::CXXStaticCastExprClass:
184  case Expr::CXXDynamicCastExprClass:
185  case Expr::CXXReinterpretCastExprClass:
186  case Expr::CXXConstCastExprClass:
187    // Only in C++ can casts be interesting at all.
188    if (!Lang.CPlusPlus) return Cl::CL_PRValue;
189    return ClassifyUnnamed(Ctx, cast<ExplicitCastExpr>(E)->getTypeAsWritten());
190
191  case Expr::ConditionalOperatorClass:
192    // Once again, only C++ is interesting.
193    if (!Lang.CPlusPlus) return Cl::CL_PRValue;
194    return ClassifyConditional(Ctx, cast<ConditionalOperator>(E));
195
196    // ObjC message sends are effectively function calls, if the target function
197    // is known.
198  case Expr::ObjCMessageExprClass:
199    if (const ObjCMethodDecl *Method =
200          cast<ObjCMessageExpr>(E)->getMethodDecl()) {
201      return ClassifyUnnamed(Ctx, Method->getResultType());
202    }
203
204    // Some C++ expressions are always class temporaries.
205  case Expr::CXXConstructExprClass:
206  case Expr::CXXTemporaryObjectExprClass:
207  case Expr::CXXZeroInitValueExprClass:
208    return Cl::CL_ClassTemporary;
209
210    // Everything we haven't handled is a prvalue.
211  default:
212    return Cl::CL_PRValue;
213  }
214}
215
216/// ClassifyDecl - Return the classification of an expression referencing the
217/// given declaration.
218static Cl::Kinds ClassifyDecl(ASTContext &Ctx, const Decl *D) {
219  // C++ [expr.prim.general]p6: The result is an lvalue if the entity is a
220  //   function, variable, or data member and a prvalue otherwise.
221  // In C, functions are not lvalues.
222  // In addition, NonTypeTemplateParmDecl derives from VarDecl but isn't an
223  // lvalue unless it's a reference type (C++ [temp.param]p6), so we need to
224  // special-case this.
225  bool islvalue;
226  if (const NonTypeTemplateParmDecl *NTTParm =
227        dyn_cast<NonTypeTemplateParmDecl>(D))
228    islvalue = NTTParm->getType()->isReferenceType();
229  else
230    islvalue = isa<VarDecl>(D) || isa<FieldDecl>(D) ||
231      (Ctx.getLangOptions().CPlusPlus &&
232        (isa<FunctionDecl>(D) || isa<FunctionTemplateDecl>(D)));
233
234  return islvalue ? Cl::CL_LValue : Cl::CL_PRValue;
235}
236
237/// ClassifyUnnamed - Return the classification of an expression yielding an
238/// unnamed value of the given type. This applies in particular to function
239/// calls and casts.
240static Cl::Kinds ClassifyUnnamed(ASTContext &Ctx, QualType T) {
241  // In C, function calls are always rvalues.
242  if (!Ctx.getLangOptions().CPlusPlus) return Cl::CL_PRValue;
243
244  // C++ [expr.call]p10: A function call is an lvalue if the result type is an
245  //   lvalue reference type or an rvalue reference to function type, an xvalue
246  //   if the result type is an rvalue refernence to object type, and a prvalue
247  //   otherwise.
248  if (T->isLValueReferenceType())
249    return Cl::CL_LValue;
250  const RValueReferenceType *RV = T->getAs<RValueReferenceType>();
251  if (!RV) // Could still be a class temporary, though.
252    return T->isRecordType() ? Cl::CL_ClassTemporary : Cl::CL_PRValue;
253
254  return RV->getPointeeType()->isFunctionType() ? Cl::CL_LValue : Cl::CL_XValue;
255}
256
257static Cl::Kinds ClassifyMemberExpr(ASTContext &Ctx, const MemberExpr *E) {
258  // Handle C first, it's easier.
259  if (!Ctx.getLangOptions().CPlusPlus) {
260    // C99 6.5.2.3p3
261    // For dot access, the expression is an lvalue if the first part is. For
262    // arrow access, it always is an lvalue.
263    if (E->isArrow())
264      return Cl::CL_LValue;
265    // ObjC property accesses are not lvalues, but get special treatment.
266    Expr *Base = E->getBase();
267    if (isa<ObjCPropertyRefExpr>(Base) ||
268        isa<ObjCImplicitSetterGetterRefExpr>(Base))
269      return Cl::CL_SubObjCPropertySetting;
270    return ClassifyInternal(Ctx, Base);
271  }
272
273  NamedDecl *Member = E->getMemberDecl();
274  // C++ [expr.ref]p3: E1->E2 is converted to the equivalent form (*(E1)).E2.
275  // C++ [expr.ref]p4: If E2 is declared to have type "reference to T", then
276  //   E1.E2 is an lvalue.
277  if (ValueDecl *Value = dyn_cast<ValueDecl>(Member))
278    if (Value->getType()->isReferenceType())
279      return Cl::CL_LValue;
280
281  //   Otherwise, one of the following rules applies.
282  //   -- If E2 is a static member [...] then E1.E2 is an lvalue.
283  if (isa<VarDecl>(Member) && Member->getDeclContext()->isRecord())
284    return Cl::CL_LValue;
285
286  //   -- If E2 is a non-static data member [...]. If E1 is an lvalue, then
287  //      E1.E2 is an lvalue; if E1 is an xvalue, then E1.E2 is an xvalue;
288  //      otherwise, it is a prvalue.
289  if (isa<FieldDecl>(Member)) {
290    // *E1 is an lvalue
291    if (E->isArrow())
292      return Cl::CL_LValue;
293    return ClassifyInternal(Ctx, E->getBase());
294  }
295
296  //   -- If E2 is a [...] member function, [...]
297  //      -- If it refers to a static member function [...], then E1.E2 is an
298  //         lvalue; [...]
299  //      -- Otherwise [...] E1.E2 is a prvalue.
300  if (CXXMethodDecl *Method = dyn_cast<CXXMethodDecl>(Member))
301    return Method->isStatic() ? Cl::CL_LValue : Cl::CL_MemberFunction;
302
303  //   -- If E2 is a member enumerator [...], the expression E1.E2 is a prvalue.
304  // So is everything else we haven't handled yet.
305  return Cl::CL_PRValue;
306}
307
308static Cl::Kinds ClassifyBinaryOp(ASTContext &Ctx, const BinaryOperator *E) {
309  assert(Ctx.getLangOptions().CPlusPlus &&
310         "This is only relevant for C++.");
311  // C++ [expr.ass]p1: All [...] return an lvalue referring to the left operand.
312  if (E->isAssignmentOp())
313    return Cl::CL_LValue;
314
315  // C++ [expr.comma]p1: the result is of the same value category as its right
316  //   operand, [...].
317  if (E->getOpcode() == BinaryOperator::Comma)
318    return ClassifyInternal(Ctx, E->getRHS());
319
320  // C++ [expr.mptr.oper]p6: The result of a .* expression whose second operand
321  //   is a pointer to a data member is of the same value category as its first
322  //   operand.
323  if (E->getOpcode() == BinaryOperator::PtrMemD)
324    return E->getType()->isFunctionType() ? Cl::CL_MemberFunction :
325      ClassifyInternal(Ctx, E->getLHS());
326
327  // C++ [expr.mptr.oper]p6: The result of an ->* expression is an lvalue if its
328  //   second operand is a pointer to data member and a prvalue otherwise.
329  if (E->getOpcode() == BinaryOperator::PtrMemI)
330    return E->getType()->isFunctionType() ?
331      Cl::CL_MemberFunction : Cl::CL_LValue;
332
333  // All other binary operations are prvalues.
334  return Cl::CL_PRValue;
335}
336
337static Cl::Kinds ClassifyConditional(ASTContext &Ctx,
338                                     const ConditionalOperator *E) {
339  assert(Ctx.getLangOptions().CPlusPlus &&
340         "This is only relevant for C++.");
341
342  Expr *True = E->getTrueExpr();
343  Expr *False = E->getFalseExpr();
344  // C++ [expr.cond]p2
345  //   If either the second or the third operand has type (cv) void, [...]
346  //   the result [...] is a prvalue.
347  if (True->getType()->isVoidType() || False->getType()->isVoidType())
348    return Cl::CL_PRValue;
349
350  // Note that at this point, we have already performed all conversions
351  // according to [expr.cond]p3.
352  // C++ [expr.cond]p4: If the second and third operands are glvalues of the
353  //   same value category [...], the result is of that [...] value category.
354  // C++ [expr.cond]p5: Otherwise, the result is a prvalue.
355  Cl::Kinds LCl = ClassifyInternal(Ctx, True),
356            RCl = ClassifyInternal(Ctx, False);
357  return LCl == RCl ? LCl : Cl::CL_PRValue;
358}
359
360static Cl::ModifiableType IsModifiable(ASTContext &Ctx, const Expr *E,
361                                       Cl::Kinds Kind, SourceLocation &Loc) {
362  // As a general rule, we only care about lvalues. But there are some rvalues
363  // for which we want to generate special results.
364  if (Kind == Cl::CL_PRValue) {
365    // For the sake of better diagnostics, we want to specifically recognize
366    // use of the GCC cast-as-lvalue extension.
367    if (const CStyleCastExpr *CE = dyn_cast<CStyleCastExpr>(E->IgnoreParens())){
368      if (CE->getSubExpr()->Classify(Ctx).isLValue()) {
369        Loc = CE->getLParenLoc();
370        return Cl::CM_LValueCast;
371      }
372    }
373  }
374  if (Kind != Cl::CL_LValue)
375    return Cl::CM_RValue;
376
377  // This is the lvalue case.
378  // Functions are lvalues in C++, but not modifiable. (C++ [basic.lval]p6)
379  if (Ctx.getLangOptions().CPlusPlus && E->getType()->isFunctionType())
380    return Cl::CM_Function;
381
382  // You cannot assign to a variable outside a block from within the block if
383  // it is not marked __block, e.g.
384  //   void takeclosure(void (^C)(void));
385  //   void func() { int x = 1; takeclosure(^{ x = 7; }); }
386  if (const BlockDeclRefExpr *BDR = dyn_cast<BlockDeclRefExpr>(E)) {
387    if (!BDR->isByRef() && isa<VarDecl>(BDR->getDecl()))
388      return Cl::CM_NotBlockQualified;
389  }
390
391  // Assignment to a property in ObjC is an implicit setter access. But a
392  // setter might not exist.
393  if (const ObjCImplicitSetterGetterRefExpr *Expr =
394        dyn_cast<ObjCImplicitSetterGetterRefExpr>(E)) {
395    if (Expr->getSetterMethod() == 0)
396      return Cl::CM_NoSetterProperty;
397  }
398
399  CanQualType CT = Ctx.getCanonicalType(E->getType());
400  // Const stuff is obviously not modifiable.
401  if (CT.isConstQualified())
402    return Cl::CM_ConstQualified;
403  // Arrays are not modifiable, only their elements are.
404  if (CT->isArrayType())
405    return Cl::CM_ArrayType;
406  // Incomplete types are not modifiable.
407  if (CT->isIncompleteType())
408    return Cl::CM_IncompleteType;
409
410  // Records with any const fields (recursively) are not modifiable.
411  if (const RecordType *R = CT->getAs<RecordType>()) {
412    assert(!Ctx.getLangOptions().CPlusPlus &&
413           "C++ struct assignment should be resolved by the "
414           "copy assignment operator.");
415    if (R->hasConstFields())
416      return Cl::CM_ConstQualified;
417  }
418
419  return Cl::CM_Modifiable;
420}
421
422Expr::isLvalueResult Expr::isLvalue(ASTContext &Ctx) const {
423  Classification VC = Classify(Ctx);
424  switch (VC.getKind()) {
425  case Cl::CL_LValue: return LV_Valid;
426  case Cl::CL_XValue: return LV_InvalidExpression;
427  case Cl::CL_Function: return LV_NotObjectType;
428  case Cl::CL_Void: return LV_IncompleteVoidType;
429  case Cl::CL_DuplicateVectorComponents: return LV_DuplicateVectorComponents;
430  case Cl::CL_MemberFunction: return LV_MemberFunction;
431  case Cl::CL_SubObjCPropertySetting: return LV_SubObjCPropertySetting;
432  case Cl::CL_ClassTemporary: return LV_ClassTemporary;
433  case Cl::CL_PRValue: return LV_InvalidExpression;
434  }
435  assert(false && "Unhandled kind");
436}
437
438Expr::isModifiableLvalueResult
439Expr::isModifiableLvalue(ASTContext &Ctx, SourceLocation *Loc) const {
440  SourceLocation dummy;
441  Classification VC = ClassifyModifiable(Ctx, Loc ? *Loc : dummy);
442  switch (VC.getKind()) {
443  case Cl::CL_LValue: break;
444  case Cl::CL_XValue: return MLV_InvalidExpression;
445  case Cl::CL_Function: return MLV_NotObjectType;
446  case Cl::CL_Void: return MLV_IncompleteVoidType;
447  case Cl::CL_DuplicateVectorComponents: return MLV_DuplicateVectorComponents;
448  case Cl::CL_MemberFunction: return MLV_MemberFunction;
449  case Cl::CL_SubObjCPropertySetting: return MLV_SubObjCPropertySetting;
450  case Cl::CL_ClassTemporary: return MLV_ClassTemporary;
451  case Cl::CL_PRValue:
452    return VC.getModifiable() == Cl::CM_LValueCast ?
453      MLV_LValueCast : MLV_InvalidExpression;
454  }
455  assert(VC.getKind() == Cl::CL_LValue && "Unhandled kind");
456  switch (VC.getModifiable()) {
457  case Cl::CM_Untested: assert(false && "Did not test modifiability");
458  case Cl::CM_Modifiable: return MLV_Valid;
459  case Cl::CM_RValue: assert(false && "CM_RValue and CL_LValue don't match");
460  case Cl::CM_Function: return MLV_NotObjectType;
461  case Cl::CM_LValueCast:
462    assert(false && "CM_LValueCast and CL_LValue don't match");
463  case Cl::CM_NotBlockQualified: return MLV_NotBlockQualified;
464  case Cl::CM_NoSetterProperty: return MLV_NoSetterProperty;
465  case Cl::CM_ConstQualified: return MLV_ConstQualified;
466  case Cl::CM_ArrayType: return MLV_ArrayType;
467  case Cl::CM_IncompleteType: return MLV_IncompleteType;
468  }
469  assert(false && "Unhandled modifiable type");
470}
471